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What is TNBC

WHAT IS TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER?

Just in recent years, Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) has sparked interest in the news where instead of calling the tumor as ER-negative, PR-negative, and HER2-negative; researchers began using the shorthand term, "Triple Negative," dubbed the "new type" of breast cancer. Being Triple Negative, you don't have a targeted therapy and your only treatment option is chemotherapy.

Triple Negative Breast Cancer is seen in about 15% of all breast cancers. TNBC is a very aggressive cancer that tends to strike younger women, pre-menopause, especially among African-American women and women who have BRCA1 mutations. The tumor tends to be fast growing and is less likely to show up on an annual mammogram. TNBC is more likely to metastasis early on; has a high rate of recurrence in the first 2-3 years from diagnosis and has a poorer prognosis than other types of breast cancer due to lack of specific, targeted treatment for TNBC.

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Talking Triple Negative Breast Cancer

When:   Tuesday, March 3, 2015
8 - 9 p.m. ET, #LBBCchat
On Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Day, March 3, 2015, Living Beyond Breast Cancer will host a 1-hour Twitter Chat about TNBC. Our panelists will help you:
  • understand your treatment options for triple-negative disease
  • learn more about triple-negative breast cancer, including the latest research
  • discover practical tools to help you physically and emotionally enrich your daily life

Click on link for more information:
http://www.lbbc.org/Events/2015-03-03-Twitter-Chat-TNBC 
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